St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12

A GH lie u0eSn'b KNOW WnaJ
Is E1 real pleasure is. This
FEs& NH is what the wheelman
" thinks. But it takes
time and patience, and now and then a
bottle of st. Jacobs Oil, to learn to
manage a bicycle. The average citizen
has no idea of the number Of large,
healthy bumps that can grow on his anat-
omy until he has tackled the animal.
But when the art is once acquired-and
it doesn't take one half as long TO learn
as the average individual suppoSeS-
the rider feels amply repaid for his
bumps and pains. He is independent
of street ears, horses or the interstate
commerce commission. He has some
thing much better than pass. His
silent Steed is always ready at his bid
ding, needs no feed and scarce any
grooming. and is swift as well. Now
and then it balkS, and the rider INDUCES
in what is known among the fraternity
as ''header." 1t requires no previous
training to perform this acrObatic feat,
in fact the novice apparently does just
as we'll as the expert. The experienced
rider is not wholly exempt from this
style of exercise. He takes it as part
of the business, and pays little attention
to it. The fact is that most of the head
erS and falls are the result of carleSs-
ness.
TOURING.
While the bicycles continual source
of recreation to its owner, it is doubtful
if more real pleasure is to be derived
from its use than on the tour. There
are tours and tours. A runer may start
out for a trip of Il couple of days or week
all by himself, or several may go in COM
pany. The runs may be long OF short,
hard or easy. A rider in which each
rider pushes his wheel for all he is
worth, to see how much ground he can
get over in given time,is deneminated
a .'scorch.' The .'Scorcher' is never
popular in a large crowd of wheeimen,
and party of any size much prefer to
proceed at "a moderate rate of speed, for
they can thus enjoy the scenery, stop
and rest under the trees occasionally,
and at the end of the days run be fresh
as at the start. Organized annual tours
are now recognized as the thing
among wheelmen. The League of
American Wheelmen, with headquarters
at Boston, has membership of about
10000 cyclists, each state having di-
vision, with LEGAL officers. The league
has done much to arouse interest in
SOuring, and arranges one annually over
a desirable route. Each state has its
touring board, whose duty it is to make
all arrangements for yearly trip
awheel for all cyclists in the state. The
first annual tour of the Minnesota di-
1856, lasting four days. The route was
from Minneapolis to Fort Smelling,
Pennington. Northfield, Faribault,
Owatonna, Rochester, Winona, thence
to St. Paul by boat. An even half
dozen participated, and enjoyed them
selves only as wheelmen can. This
year more extensive arrangements have
been made, and larger party is eX-
pected to start.
THE ROUTE.
The tour begins June 20 and will
last week. The towns through which
the party will pass are st. Paul, Mime
apOIiS. ShakOpee, Henderson, lie Sueur,
st. Peter, New Ulm, Redwood Falls,
Hector, Glencoe and Excelsior. The
tourists will meet at the Windsor hotel
Ueague headquarters in time TO start
promptly at 9 O'Clock Monday morning,
June %. Those who arrive in St. Paul
on Sunday, the 18th, will be entertained
at the Windsor as guests of the Alert
ing each tourist will deposit with the
tOurmaSter fifteen dollars for expenses.
The tourmaster will settle all bills and
look after all details en- route,
thus leaving. the tourists to
enjoy themselves to the utmost.
The run to Minneapolis will be via
Fort Smelling and Minnehaha, at which
places the party will stop to take in the
fine views afforded, and at Minneapolis
the tourists will make their headquar-
tiers at the West hotel, as guests of the
Minneapolis wheelmen. The afternoon
run will be to ShakOpee, twenty-five
miles, with supper at the Occidental
hotel. After supper run of five miles
will be taken to Merriam Junction, where
the party viii board the train about 9
O'Clock for Henderson, thus avoiding
some thirty miles of sandy road. The
landlord of the Keller house will provide
for the wants of the boys over night.
Next morning run Of twenty miles
will be taken to st. Peter, short stop
to be made at La Sueur. After dinner
at the Nicollet house the wheelmen will
visit the Insane asylum. DR.. James,
assistant surgeon at the hospital, has
given the tOurmaSter his personal as
Surance that the party will receive
hearty welcome, and that any ''crankS''
in the party will be amply provided for.
This, of course, does not apply to
''Star" men. After converSing with
the lunaticS, the boys will run over a
beautiful road twelve miles to Mankato,
where the MankatO house will shell
ter them over night. Back to
at the Nicollet house, and on thirty
miles of excellent prairie road to New
Ulm. Here the Dakota house will open
its doors to the party. During the even
ssg an opportunity will be afforded any
who deSire-if such there be-to inspect
the summer gardens, for which the town
is famous. Thursdays run of forty
miles will bring the party to Redwood
Falls. This part of the route is very
fine, the old stage road being followed
affording some of the finest wheeling in
the state. Arrangements have been
made for dinner at d fine farm house at
Lone Tree lake, half way. About
nine miles east of Redwood Falls
the road upaSses by the Lower
Sioux agency, a historical spot during
the Indian massacre of 1862. After sup
per a hill climbing contest will occur at
Oopselaugh hill, about two miles out of
Redwood Falls. The hill is three-eighths
OF mile long, with an ascent of one
foot i'll seven part way. The lucky fell
low who rides to the top will receive a
medal from the Redwood Falls Bicycle
club. In the evening a dance will be
given at Huntington opera house in
honor of the visitors. Fridays run of
3iXty-five miles to Glencoe is the longest
Oh the tour, but it is over excellent
prairie roads and there will be dinner
at Hector, half way. There is some
talk of making this days run ''scorch''
for those who wish it. The others will
take their time. Saturday morning
the members of the party can either
wheel into Minneapolis, forty miles, or
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